Nazia alias Janat had married a youth in Delhi around four months ago after changing her religion, the police said.
AGRA: A 32-year-old man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura for allegedly strangling his 24-year-old sister to death after she married a man after changing her religion, police said on Monday. Around 10 days ago, Nazia returned to her parental home in Mathura after being assured that her family would accept their marriage.
The accused, Akram, was arrested following a complaint by the woman’s husband, according to the details. Nazia alias Janat had married a youth in Delhi around four months ago after changing her religion, the police said. Police said Nazia’s family members had been informed about the marriage, but the couple continued to live in Delhi.
Police recovered her body at his instance and sent it for a post-mortem examination. Akram, a resident of Nai Basti in Badrinagar under Govind Nagar police station limits, was arrested on Sunday, according to police.
Nazia went missing and her phone was switched off, according to the complaint. She had been working at a factory in Delhi with her husband, Ravindra Kumar, who belonged to Pacheri Kalan in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district. The two reportedly married despite opposition from Nazia’s family. Ravindra later contacted her family and asked to speak to her, but they allegedly did not allow him to do so.